Patrick was introduced to 10 spelling words containing the short a sound. I tested him out of 3 letter short a words, and moved into 4 and 5letters. (slam, plan, smack, etc.) He rose to the challenge and was excited to practice spelling larger words. He used letter magnets to apply beginning, middle, and end sounds of his spelling words. To practice phonemic awareness, he would spell a word, listen to a new word I'd say, and pay careful attention to what remained the same in the word, and what needed to be changed to create the second word. We played a magnetic version of Hangman with his spelling words. He loved this game and was very motivated and proactive with practicing his new words. We played "In a Flash" with his sight words to be able to immediately identify the word at first sight. He leveled his jail words as easy, medium or difficult. We read "What has these Feet?" He identified ALL of his sight words this time. He wrote a detail to extend the story.